The International Steampunk Symposium has a history of people hitting each other with umbrellas . . . we are talking about Umbrella Fencing! It all started back in 2012 with the inaugural Symposium, but we quickly found that your standard umbrella was just not up to the demands of combat . . . those poor […]

After a week’s worth of responses to our 2017 Symposium Feedback Poll, we now have a pretty good feel for what you enjoyed about the convention, and ways that we can make it even better for 2018. Most people thought that Symposium tickets were reasonably priced; only a couple of responses thought that the tickets […]

Ladies, Gentlemen, & Persons, we hope that you had as good a time at the 2017 International Steampunk Symposium as we did, and we hope to see you and your friends again at the 2018 Symposium! In order to make next year’s Symposium even better, we invite you fill out our poll, which you […]

We hope that you had a fantastic time at the 2017 International Steampunk Symposium and enjoyed the entertainment line-up we had for you this year. To help us make future Symposiums even better, please take a moment to fill out our Entertainment Poll 🙂 Loading…

In order to make the 2018 International Steampunk Symposium the BEST Symposium to date, planning has already begun for April 27th to 29th, 2018, and we are currently gathering the most engaging and knowledgable presenters. If you would like to join our 2018 line up of seminar and workshop presenters, please read, review, and complete […]

The 2018 International Steampunk Symposium may be a year away, but we are already accepting vendor applications for April 2018. If you wish to vend at the next Symposium, please read, review, and complete the form below. Loading…

Ladies & Gentlemen, we are barely over this year’s International Steampunk Symposium, but planning is already underway for the 2018 Symposium, including the availability of guest rooms at the host hotel! For April 27th to 29th, 2018, the Symposium will be held at the Ramada Plaza located at 11320 Chester Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. Rooms in the […]

The Steampunk Olympics kicked off on Saturday with the mandatory training for Umbrella fencing, followed by Nerf Duelling, Penny Farthing races, Croquet, and Dirigible races. The costume contest also took place, with results covered separately. Umbrella Fencing “This is a bad idea” is the official motto of Umbrella Fencing, which is why it was scheduled […]